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Posted by Hal Bailey
a resident of another community
on Mar 7, 2008 at 7:23 am

Dear neighbors,

WE need to applaud Bob Myhre for his many years of knowledgeable commitment to our region. We need to appreciate his ability to present detail in his analysis of issues and resolution in his viewpoint.

Clearly, Bob has seen the same issues with Alamo Community thinking that has become the very narrow, special interests of a handful among community organizations. Further, he has seen the political content of commentary coming from AIM and the lack of detailed consideration of issues.

Mr. Myhre says that the accident at Orchard Court was the result of a reckless and very thoughtless driver. He makes the point that this accident would not have been prevented by a 25 mph speed limit, but that a "traffic signal could have prevented it."

I guess I'm at a loss at trying differentiate between a "reckless and very thoughtless driver" who won't obey the speed limit, but who will obey a traffic signal. Is seems to me that an abrupt movement (jerk) will be an abrupt movement (jerk) no matter what.

Posted by Oxymo Ron
a resident of another community
on Mar 8, 2008 at 7:42 am

Excellent pointlessness, Ron,

AS a COW is a COW, we might wonder if a reckless, thoughtless driver can be consistently described as a jerk. Maybe such a driver should only ride cows. Of course, Jerks, like cows, were not the subject of Bob's thoughtful consideration, now were they.

The subject of Bob's "thoughtful consideration" of the unfortunate accident was:

"However, a traffic signal could have prevented it. Why was the signal traffic light not installed when the Oak Plaza Center was built?"

I would make the following explicit point: a traffic signal would have been installed quickly if Alamo had been incorporated then and it WILL be installed quickly if Alamo incorporates now. We wouldn't have to deal with the AIA or the County to GET SOMETHING DONE!

Posted by Oxymo Ron
a resident of another community
on Mar 9, 2008 at 9:47 am

Ah Ron, another Assumption,

You assume that Alamo Towne Council, as "CCC-BOS Jr." would somehow be more willing to serve our neighbors and neighborhoods than CCC-BOS when such a government is incorporated with the same independent autonomy. That is a joyously humorous oxymoron!

The various individuals within AIA, etc. that are proponents of incorporation have never, in the past seven years, reached out to any neighbor or neighborhood in proactive support of neighbors' interests. Instead, silly concepts such as roundabouts, planting strips and other nonsense were all the inventiveness that was provided.

Bob Myhre reported FACT, the reality that a stop light was planned, and somehow your verbal "slight of hand" wants to deny such reality and claim another layer of government would make all the difference in the world.

Posted by Carl James
a resident of another community
on Mar 12, 2008 at 3:32 pm

Dear neighbors,

I have read all that Bob Myhre has said concerning Alamo and fully appreciate his positions drawn from in-depth understanding. I also understand the issues he has created for himself in the more public Alamo community that likes to label outspoken, thoughtful people such as Bob as 'crackpots." As if roundabouts are not a crackpot idea, Alamo's proclaimed leadership should not be throwing around such labels unless they stick to themselves.

In Alamo, where self-appointed community leaders only appreciate sycophants, I am enjoying the growing number of young and old residents that are speaking out on issues and providing well-considered answers.

Posted by Kathy Bell
a resident of another community
on Mar 12, 2008 at 4:15 pm

Posted at request of the author

Dear neighbors,

Somewhere, I can imagine, there is a plan for Alamo hidden deeply by our self-proclaimed Alamo community leadership that defines the Alamo they wish to create and protect. In some random steps of status quo considerations and completions of pet projects, an Alamo is to emerge to their specific liking.

It is hard to project what that plan might be because of the projects such leadership has already pursued. Nothing seems coordinated, all seems random, much is dealing with affects, and nothing seems to consider neighborhoods' advice.

Posted by Jason Peters
a resident of another community
on Mar 15, 2008 at 8:32 am

Dear neighbors,

Bob Myhre is right to point to the lack of planning and purpose represented by a speed limit change on Alamo shopping area's portion of Danville Blvd. It is a change that has no positive affect and only will increase traffic tickets. We can see the same handful of self-designated community leaders are pursuing a roundabout in the shopping area without reasonable purpose or positive result.

Our community of neighborhoods has progressed beyond the need for the AIA current board's point of view and far beyond the project-by-project lack of planning proposed by the AIA. If the AIA is to be meaningful, we as a majority of members must elected a new board, new planning viewpoint and a more precise charter for AIA's political operations on our behalf.

The time is now to reconstitute the AIA and make the organization more representative of the majority in neighborhoods and more capable of planning in accordance with the majority of neighbors' interests.

Posted by Tom Grant
a resident of Walnut Creek
on Mar 16, 2008 at 9:01 am

Dear neighbors,

I just read the roundabout websites provided by CDSI and the MALL study produced and reviewed by a Diablo Vista (Alamo) region ad hoc committee for traffic management. It is clear that a roundabout of an effective size would not fit in the Alamo business district without substantial removal of buildings and loss of parking. It is clear that removing Danville Blvd and placing access lanes within the Alamo business district would achieve the benefits of the roundabout and, as the report says, "uninvite" through traffic.

So let's get the county and business district owners focused on the MALL project.

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